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...much has Michelle Obama shaken up the fashion world? Well, name one other woman whose dress receives a birthday tribute. In January, the clothing retailer White House Black Market set up a swag suite at the Sundance Film Festival. The company dressed a mannequin with a black-and-white leaf print dress like the one Obama once wore on The View. Mo'Nique, the comedian and actress, recognized the outfit. And since it happened to be the First Lady's birthday, of course it was Mo'Nique's duty to belt out "Happy Birthday," to a mannequin, in a crowded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Michelle Obama Save Fashion Retailing? | 5/6/2009 | See Source »

...fact, the First Lady has been a one-woman stimulus package for the suffering fashion retail industry. Designers, store buyers, shoppers and stock investors are all watching her every move. And she has been in the White House barely 100 days. "She's the first thing my clients want to talk about," says Jennifer Black, president of Jennifer Black & Associates, a retail equity research firm. "She's a huge deal. And I don't think this is a short-term thing. Sometimes you get a flash in the pan, but that's not going to be the case with Michelle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Michelle Obama Save Fashion Retailing? | 5/6/2009 | See Source »

...Macy's fashion director Nicole Fischelis says that bright-colored cardigans, sleeveless sheath dresses - you might have heard that the First Lady likes to show off her arms? - and the pencil skirts Obama favors are among the best-selling items in the store. If you could choose any woman in the world to wear Macy's dresses for a week, would it be the First Lady? "Without a question," Fischelis responds. Bloomingdale's is highlighting sleeveless sheath dresses in its catalog and stores. "She influences the decisions of every single buyer that goes into a showroom," says Stephanie Solomon, fashion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Michelle Obama Save Fashion Retailing? | 5/6/2009 | See Source »

...door of 10 Downing Street exactly 30 years ago today, hubris and self-doubt were not things that worried her. Having won the first of what would be three general-election victories, her address to the British people was not modest and self-deprecating in the traditional fashion. She clothed herself, rather, in the words of a saint - Francis of Assisi. "Where there is discord," she quoted, "may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. And where there is despair, may we bring hope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Three Things Obama Could Learn from Thatcher | 5/4/2009 | See Source »

...seconds, while in the novice four event, Radcliffe placed second to the Boston College heavyweights. Columbia’s heavyweight four came in third. On Sunday, the Radcliffe lightweights took the opportunity to scrimmage against visiting lightweight crews from Western Ontario and Queens in Toronto. In remarkable fashion, the first eight again went on to win every race while the second varsity pulled off solid performances against the two Canadian crews. “I think the racing went really well,” Kharrazi said. “Again, [we’re] using every race opportunity...

Author: By Alex Sopko, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Radcliffe Tops Foes From Home, Abroad | 5/3/2009 | See Source »

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